Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre
# Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre

The women's sabre fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place on August 9 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre.

The sabre competition consisted of a five-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sada Jacobson (USA) | 15 |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 11 | | |
| Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 11 | Sada Jacobson (USA) | 8 |
| | | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 |
| Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 |
| Rebecca Ward (USA) | 11 | | |
| Rebecca Ward (USA) | 11 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 14 |
| | | Rebecca Ward (USA) | 15 |

### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Sada Jacobson (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Nafi Toure (SEN) | 7 | 32 | Mailyn González (CUB) | 11 | | | | | | |
| 32 | Mailyn González (CUB) | 15 | | | | 1 | Sada Jacobson (USA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Olga Kharlan (UKR) | 13 | | | |
| | | | 17 | Gioia Marzocca (ITA) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Olga Kharlan (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sada Jacobson (USA) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | 25 | Olena Khomrova (UKR) | 11 |
| | | | 9 | Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Madoka Hisagae (JPN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Ekaterina Dyachenko (RUS) | 14 | | | |
| | | | | | | 25 | Olena Khomrova (UKR) | 15 | | | |
| | | | 25 | Olena Khomrova (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Aleksandra Socha (POL) | 11 | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 5 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 37 | Adele du Plooy (RSA) | 7 | 28 | Halyna Pundyk (UKR) | 7 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Halyna Pundyk (UKR) | 15 | | | | 5 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Ilaria Bianco (ITA) | 6 | | | |
| | | | 21 | Huang Haiyang (CHN) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Ilaria Bianco (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Xue Tan (CHN) | 9 |
| | | | 13 | Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Carole Vergne (FRA) | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Kim Keum-Hwa (KOR) | 8 | | | |
| 29 | Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) | 15 | | | | 4 | Xue Tan (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| 36 | Julie Cloutier (CAN) | 2 | 29 | Alexandra Bujdoso (GER) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Xue Tan (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 3 | Elena Nechaeva (RUS) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 35 | Siobhan Claire Byrne (IRL) | 8 | 30 | Irena Więckowska (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 30 | Irena Więckowska (POL) | 15 | | | | 30 | Irena Więckowska (POL) | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Bao Yingying (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | 19 | Chow Tsz Ki (HKG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Bao Yingying (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Bao Yingying (CHN) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 |
| | | | 11 | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Bogna Jóźwiak (POL) | 13 | | | |
| 27 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 15 | | | | 6 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | |
| 38 | Elvira Wood (RSA) | 2 | 27 | Sandra Sassine (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 7 | Léonore Perrus (FRA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| 39 | Jyoti Chetty (RSA) | 2 | 26 | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 26 | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | | 26 | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN) | 12 | | | |
| | | | 23 | Olga Ovtchinnikova (CAN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Lee Shin-Mi (KOR) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 26 | Azza Besbes (TUN) | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rebecca Ward (USA) | 15 |
| | | | 15 | Anne-Lise Touya (FRA) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Orsolya Nagy (HUN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18 | Orsolya Nagy (HUN) | 5 | | | |
| 31 | Angélica Larios (MEX) | 4 | | | | 2 | Rebecca Ward (USA) | 15 | | | |
| 34 | Araceli Navarro (ESP) | 15 | 34 | Araceli Navarro (ESP) | 7(WD) | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Rebecca Ward (USA) | 12 | | | | | | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| - | - | - |
| | Mariel Zagunis | United States |
| | Sada Jacobson | United States |
| | Rebecca Ward | United States |
| 4 | Sofiya Velikaya | Russia |
| 5 | Xue Tan | China |
| 6 | Yingying Bao | China |
| 7 | Azza Besbes | Tunisia |
| 8 | Olena Khomrova | Ukraine |
| 9 | Ekaterina Dyachenko | Russia |
| 10 | Bogna Jóźwiak | Poland |
| 11 | Ilaria Bianco | Italy |
| 12 | Keum-Hwa Kim | South Korea |
| 13 | Olga Kharlan | Ukraine |
| 14 | Orsolya Nagy | Hungary |
| 15 | Olga Ovtchinnikova | Canada |
| 16 | Irena Więckowska | Poland |
| 17 | Elena Nechaeva | Russia |
| 18 | Aleksandra Socha | Poland |
| 19 | Léonore Perrus | France |
| 20 | Shin-Mi Lee | South Korea |
| 21 | Anne-Lise Touya | France |
| 22 | Gioia Marzocca | Italy |
| 23 | Tsz Ki Chow | Hong Kong |
| 24 | Carole Vergne | France |
| 25 | Haiyang Huang | China |
| 26 | Alejandra Benítez | Venezuela |
| 27 | Madoka Hisagae | Japan |
| 28 | Sandra Sassine | Canada |
| 29 | Halyna Pundyk | Ukraine |
| 30 | Alexandra Bujdoso | Germany |
| 31 | Mailyn González | Cuba |
| 32 | Araceli Navarro | Spain |
| 33 | Angélica Larios | Mexico |
| 34 | Nafi Toure | Senegal |
| 35 | Julie Cloutier | Canada |
| 36 | Siobhan Claire Byrne | Ireland |
| 37 | Adele du Plooy | South Africa |
| 38 | Elvira Wood | South Africa |
| 39 | Jyoti Chetty | South Africa |
